I don't agree that most like the stand and bang/sway and pray meta at all. Most either don't like it or don't know how much better it'd be if the game didn't function that way. Then a smaller group of people like it that way. imo.
This game really could be damn good with the right improvements. Dice roll stand and bang being less of a factor instantly makes the game 1000x better. The funny thing is the game is really good but in tons of fights the nuances and good parts of the game are overshadowed by stand and bang/dice roll game play. Pretty frustrating.